ENGLISH READING TEST GRADE 3
Read the following selections then answer the questions that follow.
A. Items 1 – 5.
The Caterpillar
Linda went to the garden one morning. She saw that only a few leaves were eaten. She looked behind the leaves. She saw a big caterpillar. She thought it was a worm. She got the caterpillar gently with a stick and put it inside the box. She put some leaves with it. Every morning she looked inside the box. She found the leaves gone. So she put new leaves every day. One day she found the leaves still there. She thought the caterpillar had died. She looked well under the leaves. She saw the caterpillar sleeping under a rolled leaf. She left it alone. After several days, she saw a butterfly at the wall of the box. The caterpillar was gone. It had grown into a butterfly.
1. What did Linda do one morning?
A. She cooked breakfast.
B. She went to the garden.
C. She took a bath.
D. She walked to school.
2. What happened to the leaves of the plants?
A. The leaves wilted.
B. The leaves turned brown.
C. The leaves fell on the ground.
D. The leaves were eaten.
3. What did she see behind the leaves?
A. She saw a worm.
B. She saw a caterpillar.
C. She saw a big snake.
D. She saw a big bird.
4. How did Linda take care of the caterpillar?
A. She feeds it with plants every day.
B. She put water in the box.
C. She put new leaves in the box.
D. She put plants around the box.
5. Why do you think the caterpillar disappeared after several days?
A. It had grown into a butterfly.
B. It became a large caterpillar.
C. It turned into a larva.
D. It turned into the tree.
B. Items 6 - 10.
Falling In Line
A little boy was walking on the street. He was holding a pail. Also were an old man who was holding a can and a little girl holding a bottle. They would all join a line of people at the corner of the street. Some of the people were holding cans, others, pails and still others, bottles and pitchers. They seemed to be waiting for something.
Then a big truck was seen coming. How happy the people were! They could hardly keep still on the line.
6. What was the content of the truck?
A. rice B. water C. fish D. milk
7. What would happen if the truck did not come? The people would have____.
A. nothing to drink
B. nothing to eat
C. nothing to sell
D. nothing to hide
8. How did the people fell afterwards?
A. happy B. proud C. sad D. angry
9. How can we conserve water?
I. Use glass when brushing the teeth.
II. Recycle laundry water after washing the clothes.
III. Repair leaking faucet.
IV. Use a drum of water when taking a bath.
A. I only
B. II and III
C. I, II and III
D. I and IV
10. If you see men throwing garbage in the river or sea, what will you do?
A. I will shout at them.
B. I will throw stone at them.
C. I will tell it to the proper authorities.
D. I will not tell it to anyone.
C. Items number 11 – 15
16 East Avenue
Pinyahan, Q.C.
December 18, 2013
Dear Lucy,
I want to thank you for the giveaways. They are very pretty. I also want to tell you that I have much fun at your birthday party last Saturday. It was fun watching the clowns and playing games with. The food was also very delicious.
Your friend ,
Anna Liza
11. Who wrote the letter?
A. Lucy B. Anna Liza C. Pinna D. Alice
12. Why did Anna Liza write a letter to Lucy?
A. to greet her
B. to remind her of the coming Christmas
C. to thank Lucy
D. to befriend her
13. What kind of girl is Anna Liza?
A. proud B. happy C. thoughtful D. appreciative
14. Which proved that Anna Liza enjoyed the party?
A. She liked the clowns, games and food.
B. She enjoyed watching the clowns, playing games and the food.
C. She loved meeting new friends.
D. She liked dancing.
15. The giveaways are pretty. Which is the same in meaning as the underlined word?
A. natural B. beautiful C. handsome D. awesome
D. Items number 16 – 20.
“We should be proud of our beautiful country. Can you name the things we should be proud of?” Miss del Pilar asked her Grade III pupils.
“Our land is green the whole year round,” Betty said.
“Our honest and polite people,” Jose said.
“Our beautiful Filipino dress and barong Tagalog,” Ferlita said.
“I am proud of Manila Bay and sunset,” Nida added.
16. What is the story about?
A. Things in our country that we can be proud of.
B. The beautiful people of our country.
C. The beautiful barong tagalong.
D. The customs and beliefs.
17. Which sentence is correct?
A. The barong tagalong is brown.
B. Our land is not suited for planting.
C. The Filipina dress is nice.
D. There are many things in our country that we can be proud of.
18. At what time of the day is Manila Bay beautiful?
A. in the morning\
B. in the evening
C. at sunset
D. at noontime
19. How will you show your love t our country?
A. By following the laws of the land.
B. By taking pictures.
C. By telling everyone that our country is beautiful.
D. By working in other country.
20. Which of these sentences show honesty?
A. A taxi driver returned the money left in his taxi.
B. A housemaid gets the jewelry of her manager.
C. A gardener cuts the ornamental plants.
D. A laborer who works underline.